Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Mauritania
Mauritania: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 30.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
30.2%
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
159th
of 206 countries
All-time high
37.2%
in 2011
All-time low
27.6%
in 2020
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mauritania, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 30.2% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mauritania peaked at 37.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2020.
Mauritania ranks 159th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 30.5% | — |
| 1998 | 30.2% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 30.2% | +7.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 30.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.3%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 30.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.6%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.3% | 30.2% | 30.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 28.4% | 31.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 28.1% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.6% | 30.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 156 Angola 30.9% compare
- 157 Tajikistan 30.7% compare
- 158 Papua New Guinea 30.2% compare
- 160 Cameroon 29.9% compare
- 161 Burkina Faso 29.7% compare
- 162 Mozambique 29.6% compare
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mauritania?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mauritania was 30.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Mauritania ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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